Alces gallicus

Alces gallicus
Temporal range: 2 Ma
Size diagram of the extinct elk Alces gallicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Capreolinae
Genus: Alces
Species:
†A. gallicus
Binomial name
†Alces gallicus
(Azzaroli, 1952)
Synonyms

Cervalces gallicus[1]

Libralces gallicus[2]

Alces gallicus, also known as the Villafranchian elk,[3] weighing scale elk (from the antlers looking like a pair of scales),[4] or Gallic moose,[5] is an extinct species of Alces, which has been found in Europe. It lived in the Pleistocene, about 2 million years ago. This species was smaller than recent elk or moose, but it had longer antlers than its modern relatives. The antler structure was similar to Cervalces, consisting of very long beams and relatively small palms; it is included in that genus by some authors.[1][4][6] It is also sometimes included in the genus Libralces.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "The holotype of Cervalces gallicus Azzaroli 1952 from Seneze Haute Loire France with Nomenclatural implications and Taxonomical-Phylogenetic accounts". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  2. ^ Croitor, Roman (2014). "Deer from Late Miocene to Pleistocene of Western Palearctic: matching fossil record and molecular phylogeny data". Zitteliana: 115–153. doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.22391. ISSN 1612-412X.
  3. ^ Besiou, Eva; Choupa, Maria; Lyras, George; van der Geer, Alexandra (2022). "Body mass divergence in sympatric deer species of Pleistocene Crete (Greece)" (PDF). Palaeontologia Electronica: 5. doi:10.26879/1221. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  4. ^ a b "Geology fact sheet: Deer" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  5. ^ "Giant Moose and Moose" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  6. ^ Braun, Ingmar M. (2020). "The elk/moose (Alces alces) in the Upper Palaeolithic Art of Western Europe". Paléo (30–2): 58–74. doi:10.4000/paleo.5126. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  7. ^ Croitor, Roman (2014). "Deer from Late Miocene to Pleistocene of Western Palearctic: matching fossil record and molecular phylogeny data". Zitteliana: 115–153. doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.22391. ISSN 1612-412X.


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